Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a German association football club based in Karlsruhe, Germany that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga. The side was formed in the 19th century and was founded on 1 January 1894, a history that gives each signature and retro shirt a clear provenance. Walkouts lists authenticated signed shirts and memorabilia for collectors and fans seeking verified pieces from club history.
KSC’s honours are compact but notable, the club being crowned German champions 1909 and later lifting the DFB-Pokal in successive years, 1955 and 1956, achievements that frame much of the club’s mid-century identity. European success arrived in the 1990s, with the club’s last major continental milestone recorded as the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996, a campaign that still draws interest among supporters and memorabilia buyers.
The team’s traditional home remains the Wildparkstadion, where generations of home and cup ties have been staged and where match provenance is often easiest to verify for framed shirts and match-issued items. KSC’s place in German football includes the inaugural Bundesliga season in 1963 and a well documented pattern of promotions and relegations thereafter, which means shirts from different decades carry distinct narratives tied to particular campaigns.
Collectors often chase anniversary releases, and for KSC a natural focal point is the club centenary, noted as Centenary 1994, when commemorative shirts and limited-run merchandise were issued to mark 100 years since the club’s foundation. Post-1970 anniversary drops such as these tend to be memorable because they combine retro styling with explicit dating, which helps provenance when paired with certificates or archival photography.
Season and match magnets are another major driver of demand, notably the club’s best top-flight campaign in the 1995-96 season and the contemporaneous Intertoto run that secured European silverware in 1996. Away shirts from decisive continental ties, often issued in a white with blue trim colourway for contrast with home kits, are sought after where surviving retail runs or player-issue variants can be traced to specific fixtures, and where photographic evidence links a shirt to a landmark result.
Signed retail shirts remain central to many collections, not only match-worn pieces, and authentication matters: many Walkouts listings note accompanying COA documentation for signed fanshop shirts, early production runs, and region-specific releases. A club-specific insight is the prominence of Baden derby provenance, particularly ties with VfB Stuttgart, which increases interest in shirts linked to derby days played at Wildparkstadion or important cup ties in cities such as Berlin and Karlsruhe. For provenance-minded buyers, shirts associated with the 1995-96 season and the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996 remain among the most referenced items on the market, and listings on Walkouts include framing options and Free worldwide shipping.
